{"id":257,"date":"2026-04-10T00:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=257"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:25:25","slug":"silesia-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=257","title":{"rendered":"Silesia, Part 1\u2014Episode 96"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Red Army penetrates deep into Germany, leading to the redrawing of eastern European borders after.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/silesia-part-1-152499817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Breslau-SovSoldiers.jpeg?resize=640%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" 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